Massey Ferguson 8740S VS Claas Ares 556 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 8740S
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 8740S |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2018 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 8740S Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 620/75R30 |
AG rear tires | 650/85R42 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 23810 lbs or 10800 kg |
Length | 218.6 inches [555 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 138.4 inches [351 cm] |
Wheelbase | 122.1 inches [310 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 512.6 ci or 8.4 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
Engine power | 400 hp or 298.3 kW |
Engine RPM | 1950 (rpm) |
Torque | 1136 lb-ft or 1540.4 Nm |
Torque RPM | 1500 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 166.4 gal or 629.8 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | 500 h |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 8740S Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | Dyna-VT |
Trans type | continuously-variable transmission |
Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed-center load-sensing |
Valves | 6 |
Pump flow | 54.2 gpm or 205.1 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2901 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 355 hp or 264.7 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 1000@2036 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | electro-hydraulic |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | independent |
Front PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III |
Rear hitch lift | 26455 lbs or 11999 kg |
Front hitch | III |
Front hitch lift | 11023 lbs or 5000 kg |

Claas Ares 556
General InfosMake | Claas |
Model | Ares 556 |
Country | Germany |
Production | From 2003 Until 2005 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | - |
Service repair manual | Claas Ares 556 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 13.6R28 |
AG rear tires | 16.9R38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 11,532 lbs or 5230 kg |
Length | 157.5 inches [400 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 111.8 inches [283 cm] |
Wheelbase | 98.0 inches [248 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 27.6 feet [8.4 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 276.4 ci or 4.5 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 104 hp or 77.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | 306.1 lb-ft or 415.1 Nm |
Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | - |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 44.9 gal or 169.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | - |
Parts And Accessories | Claas Ares 556 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | - |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 32 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | standard with A/C |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 25.1 gpm or 95.0 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | - |
Rear hitch lift | 18,676 lbs or 8471 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 8740S service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 8740S farm-tractor here
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